Enables municipality to allow newly elected member of municipal governing body to participate in meeting where public is excluded.

This bill allows New Jersey municipalities to permit newly elected members of their governing bodies to attend closed meetings (where the public is excluded) before they have taken their official oaths of office. Municipalities would need to adopt a resolution or ordinance authorizing this participation. New members must sign an official statement acknowledging they will follow conduct rules for closed meetings, and this signed statement must be filed with the municipal clerk. The change enables new officials to engage in municipal decision-making earlier, before the formal reorganization meeting.